Den 25. maj 1941 styrtede BLE L8864 i havet ud for Thyborøn. (Omkring her ved Høfde 49. Kilde: AOD)
2 omkomne besætningsmedlemmer, Sgt Baker og Sgt Wood, blev begge fundet på Knopper Strand.
De blev begravet i Lemvig af pastor J. Bendsen henholdsvis den 21. juni og 27. maj 1941.

Et overlevende besætningsmedlem (Sgt Harris) blev taget til fange. (Kilde: FAF) Han blev ført til Tyske krigsfangelejre.

"Sgt C. N. Harris blev interneret i lejrene 8B Lamsdorf / L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn-Fallingbostel." (Lost Bombers)

Bombeflyet Bristol Blenheim. p029MACR med detaljer.
3 flyvere.

On 25 May 1942 BLE L8864 crashed into the sea off Thyborøn. (About here at Groyne 49. Source: AOD)
The 2 perished crew member Sgt Baker and Sgt Wood were both found on the Knopper Beach.
They were buried in Lemvig on the 21 June and 27 May 1941 respectively. Vicar J. Bendsen officiated at the graveside ceremony.

The surviving crew member Sgt Harris was taken prisoner. (Source: FAF) He was taken to  German POW-Camps.

"Sgt C. N. Harris was interned in Camps 8B Lamsdorf / L6 Heydekrug / 357 Thorn-Fallingbostel." (Lost Bombers)

See No. 18 Squadron RAF * Bristol Blenheim * p029MACR with details.

Blenheim IV L8864 WV-W took off from RAF Oulton at 05:50 on 25 MAY 1941. (Source: Aircrew Remembered has this.)
3 airmen.